stuttering
意味一覧 (2件)
吃音
解説 Definition
名詞の stuttering は、発達期の子どもや成人に見られる「吃音」という状態名です。音の反復、引き伸ばし、発話のブロックなどが続き、言語療法や支援の対象として語られます。
Stuttering is a speech condition in which a person repeats sounds, gets stuck on words, or has trouble speaking smoothly. It is usually discussed in medical, educational, or everyday conversations about speech. The word refers to the condition, not to a lack of ideas or intelligence.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
stuttering を名詞で見るときは、個々の発話がつかえる瞬間ではなく、継続的に現れる話し方の特徴・障害名として捉えます。形容詞用法が stuttering speech のように一場面を描くのに対し、名詞は live with stuttering、treatment for stuttering のように、経験・支援・治療の対象になります。hesitation「ためらい」より医学・教育寄りの語です。
Learn the verb first: `stutter`. Then `stuttering` is the `-ing` form used for the condition or the ongoing problem. The sound of the word itself feels a little broken or repeated, which helps you remember the idea.
例文
His stuttering became less noticeable after speech therapy.
言語療法の後、彼の吃音は目立たなくなりました。
Many famous people have overcome stuttering through practice and persistence.
多くの著名人が練習と根気強さで吃音を克服しました。
Children with stuttering should receive early intervention and support.
吃音のある子どもは早期の介入と支援を受けるべきです。
どもる
(意味 2)解説 Definition
形容詞の stuttering は、声や返答が途中で引っかかり、音節を小刻みに繰り返しながら出てくる状態を描きます。診断名ではなく、その場の発話のぎこちなさを場面描写として示す語です。
Wan describes something that looks weak, faint, or lacking energy. It is often used for a smile, a voice, or a light that seems pale in force rather than strong or lively. The word suggests tiredness, worry, or a loss of vitality.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
stutter「どもる」の -ing 形が、名詞の前で発話の性質を表していると考えます。stuttering voice なら声の出方、stuttering answer なら返答の出し方が焦点です。shy や nervous のように性格・感情を直接言う語ではなく、耳に聞こえる発話の途切れ方を描く形容詞、と切り分けると使いやすいです。
Link wan with weak or faint. A wan smile is not bright or confident, but small and tired; a wan light is dim and unreliable rather than powerful. The word can also describe a pale face, but this entry focuses on the idea of reduced energy or strength.
例文
She gave him a wan smile and looked away.
彼女は弱々しい笑みを浮かべて目をそらした。
A wan light came through the curtains at dawn.
夜明けに弱々しい光がカーテン越しに差し込んだ。
His voice sounded wan after hours of arguing.
何時間も言い争った後、彼の声は弱々しく聞こえた。
stuttering の類義語・関連語
stuttering の語源・成り立ち Etymology
stuttering は stutter「どもる」に名詞化の接尾辞 -ing が付いた語で、stutter 自体は中英語 stutten、さらにゲルマン系の語にさかのぼります。もとの感覚は『止まる・つかえる』で、音が前で何度も止まる様子から『吃音』の意味になりました。関連語は stutter、stutterer。
Stuttering comes from the English verb stutter with the ending -ing. Stutter goes back to Middle English stutten and older Germanic forms with the sense of stopping, stumbling, or getting stuck. That idea of speech repeatedly stopping shaped the later word, and related forms include stutter and stutterer.
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